Genealogy Projects tagged with Merchant on the Geni Family Tree

"No man of sense ought to be ashamed of being called a shopkeeper" - Napoleon
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The American Revolution, which was largely fostered in the early seaports and partly tied to the trade restrictions imposed on the American colonies by England, resulted in the expulsion of the new American states from the trading family of the British Empire. The United States was not a self-sufficient nation, so trade by sea became essential. Adventurous merchants sent out their ships to find...

The Worshipful Company of Skinners (known as The Skinners' Company) is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. It was originally an association of those engaged in the trade of skins and furs.
From History of the Fur Trade
Regulation of the use of furs
In medieval times furs were considered such a luxury that their use was strictly controlled by a series of ‘sumptuary’ laws ena...

Chicheley Hall, Buckinghamshire, England
Chicheley Hall, in Chicheley, Buckinghamshire , is an English country house built in the first quarter of the 18th century in the Baroque style.
Earlier buildings
An ancient manor house on the site belonged to the Pagnell family of Newport Pagnell, but was given by them to the church. Cardinal Wolsey gave it to Christ Church, Oxford, but it reverte...